In a world where the British Crown still rules the American territories, blood decides everything—inheritance, loyalty, and marriage.
When a long-missing heiress is found living under another name in a mountain town called Hearthwick, her return to England becomes a matter of political importance… whether she wants it or not.
Christian
I came to Hearthwick on Crown business. I did not expect to find her there.
For almost sixteen years, Grace Rowen was a name spoken quietly—the lost daughter of an old house, taken from the American territories during the unrest and never seen again.
I was sent to Hearthwick to confirm a suspicion. I did not expect to walk into a bakery and find her standing behind the counter, alive, grown, and looking at me as though she had never seen me before in her life.
She does not remember England nor who she truly is. Unfortunately, the rest of the world will.
Because Grace is not just a missing woman. She is the last heir to Blackmere—and her name, her blood, and her inheritance make her more valuable than she understands.
There are men who will try to use her. There are families who will try to claim her. There are political advantages to be gained from her existence alone. They will all come for her eventually.
The only advantage Grace has is that I found her first. And I do not intend to let anyone take her from me again'''not the Crown, not Blackmere, and not even Grace herself.
Grace
Now that the English had reclaimed this mountain town, I was free to be myself again.
So I took back my name. I took back my voice. I built a life that belonged to me and no one else. It was a small life, but it was mine, and after everything that’d been taken from me, that was enough.
Then he walked into my bakery and looked at me as if he knew me. I knew his face, too. I just didn’t know why.
Not long after that, people started telling me I had another life. Another future awaited me across the ocean—one I didn’t remember and wasn’t sure I wanted.
They say I was taken. They say I was lost. They say I’ve finally been found. But I remember enough about being taken once to know this:
I will not be taken again. Not by England. Not by my past. And not even by the man who looks at me like I already belong to him.
Children of the Same Water is a gothic alternate history romance featuring a lost heiress, aristocracy, inheritance, arranged marriage, political intrigue, and a love story shaped by power, loyalty, and choice.
Genre: Historical Romance
When a long-missing heiress is found living under another name in a mountain town called Hearthwick, her return to England becomes a matter of political importance… whether she wants it or not.
Christian
I came to Hearthwick on Crown business. I did not expect to find her there.
For almost sixteen years, Grace Rowen was a name spoken quietly—the lost daughter of an old house, taken from the American territories during the unrest and never seen again.
I was sent to Hearthwick to confirm a suspicion. I did not expect to walk into a bakery and find her standing behind the counter, alive, grown, and looking at me as though she had never seen me before in her life.
She does not remember England nor who she truly is. Unfortunately, the rest of the world will.
Because Grace is not just a missing woman. She is the last heir to Blackmere—and her name, her blood, and her inheritance make her more valuable than she understands.
There are men who will try to use her. There are families who will try to claim her. There are political advantages to be gained from her existence alone. They will all come for her eventually.
The only advantage Grace has is that I found her first. And I do not intend to let anyone take her from me again'''not the Crown, not Blackmere, and not even Grace herself.
Grace
Now that the English had reclaimed this mountain town, I was free to be myself again.
So I took back my name. I took back my voice. I built a life that belonged to me and no one else. It was a small life, but it was mine, and after everything that’d been taken from me, that was enough.
Then he walked into my bakery and looked at me as if he knew me. I knew his face, too. I just didn’t know why.
Not long after that, people started telling me I had another life. Another future awaited me across the ocean—one I didn’t remember and wasn’t sure I wanted.
They say I was taken. They say I was lost. They say I’ve finally been found. But I remember enough about being taken once to know this:
I will not be taken again. Not by England. Not by my past. And not even by the man who looks at me like I already belong to him.
Children of the Same Water is a gothic alternate history romance featuring a lost heiress, aristocracy, inheritance, arranged marriage, political intrigue, and a love story shaped by power, loyalty, and choice.
Genre: Historical Romance
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